Comments on: Speedlinking 7 October 2006

By: Friedbeef

Friedbeef — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:39:08 +0000

Seriously… consider RSS Popper in Outlook. You get to use Outlook rules and flagging for maximum flexibility

By: Bill Peschel

Bill Peschel — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:28:49 +0000

I’m finally trying Google Reader (I tried it before and couldn’t get it to accept my Bloglines sub).

This time, it all worked and I’m comparing the two. Right now, I’m liking Bloglines better. I’m used to the look, I don’t have to log in like I do Google Reader, and the interface is simple.

For some reason, GR is mixing all my posts, so I could read a Problogger post, then a Lifehacker, then something else, then a Problogger post. I think it sorts by time posted, not by blog.

In general, I’ve found Google a disappointment. Their documentation is scanty, their visual interface confusing, and I can’t group all my accounts under one name. I’ve got gmail, adsense and reader and they require three different logins.

By: Alexander Becker

Alexander Becker — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:42:28 +0000

I did change to Google reader. While it is a little slow in rendering the interface it looks and feels so much fresher. (I agree with Gina on Bloglines’ look.) Maybe the addition of custom stylesheets to bloglines could habe prevented me from switching.

The best feature over Bloglines is — apart from the 100+ thing and the 200 posts limit in BL — the solution of not marking a complete feed as read when you click on its title. Google Reader marks only the actually read (hovered over) items as read, instead of the whole tail. This behavior alone made me change.

Have a nice weekend,
Alexander

By: HART (1-800-HART)

HART (1-800-HART) — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:14:32 +0000

I must be one of the other people who don’t like the new Google Reader. I’m too set in my ways. I can live with the 200 limit (if it comes close to that number – just tick the box “keep new”. and review them at a later date). It took me forever to figure out if it was stopping incoming RSS feeds in the beginning, or dropping off old feeds at the end.

Also, I’m not sure about how other Blogline users think about this.. but the “r” for refresh has been working bettter recently. i.m.o.

By: kedaiemas

kedaiemas — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:51:40 +0000

hey.. dont be suriprised. I dont like the new google reader. I think the old style is better. Maybe they should let us choose whether to stay with the new or old style.. just like yahoo! mail.

By: The Blog Columnist » Dear Yahoo! The World Loves You … Not

The Blog Columnist » Dear Yahoo! The World Loves You … Not — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:50:53 +0000

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By: feral cat

feral cat — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:33:20 +0000

I must be one of the few people who don’t like the new Google Reader; I liked the simplicity of the old one. I guess I will get used to it with time though as with all things that constantly update and add more features.